Why did Italy Abolish its Monarchy? (Short Animated Documentary)

Since its birth Italy was a kingdom until very suddenly after World War 2 it wasn't. But why did this happen and what led the Italians to abolish their monarchy? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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[@eukarya_]

Fun fact: while the king of Italy was exiled in Portugal, the king of Spain was exiled in Italy.

[@gazpachopolice7211]

Portugal had a king too, right? Where did he go?

[@prion42]

@@gazpachopolice7211 Manuel II fled the revolution on October 5, 1910, arriving in Gibraltar. It appears his last effective act as king was to order the royal yacht returned to Lisbon. He spent his exile in England.

[@enricomanno8434]

The last king of Italy was not exiled but he went by himself to avoid any civil war in Italy

[@LordDim1]

@@enricomanno8434 No he was exiled. He and all his descendants were banned from ever setting foot in Italy ever, in perpetuity. This law was only repealed in the 1990s I believe

[@amnesiadoro1578]

@@LordDim1 yeah, now we have Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia in our fucking tv shows, i guess we like him

[@davidthewhale7556]

History isn’t written by the victors History isn’t written by historians History is written by men in funny hats

[@someone-nu6gw]

And facial hair

[@gabrielmontenegro9476]

Definitely not writen by the victor enmanuelles.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

“Written is history by Yoda, young Padowan”

[@tacticalfall4505]

We need to all get funny hats now

[@TheMaster4534]

@@someone-nu6gw and those that own the world's money and whine about 6 million overcooked pies

[@IJustKant]

“Could’ve been worse” is Italy’s national motto at this point

[@errinundra9798]

Young Frankenstein reference - appropriate for a cemetery image.

[@Total2Gamerz]

It s actually pretty accurate. When i hear people complaining i always say : at least we aren't in the US (or to be fair most of the world)

[@BasicLib]

@@Total2Gamerz I have never understood how the dominant hegemony of the past century, with some of the highest standards of living in the world, a place that has not been invaded in over 200 years and today boasts of the most technologically sophisticated and by a large margin, the largest economy in the world with unemployment rates comparable with scandinavia and household income only comparable to the microstates of western europe and switzerland. with most of the best universities and research institutes in the world etc etc.. A place where over 10 million italians migrated to and many thousands still to this day every year is somehow such a terrible place as to be a rhetorical device. I personally don't understand how "at least we're not the US" makes sense for anyone who isn't Scandinavian or Swiss or Dutch. because apart from the Abhorrent lack of Universal healthcare, the US is one of the best places to live on most metrics. Especially when compared to italy which while being an incredible and highly developed society in and of itself still hemorrhages population to it's neighbours and the very US that's somehow being used as a rhetorical devise of "at least we're not as bad as them.." I'm not American, not even western but it honestly seems like many Europeans have lost touch with reality with their knowledge of the themselves in relation to the US ( almost as much as the American themselves). To me an Italian saying at least we're not the US doesn't make much sense as the two countries have an only slightly varied stand of living with a slight edge in favour of the Americans on most societal metrics.

[@Total2Gamerz]

@@BasicLib damn dude that' s an essay if i ever seen one. Anyway , when talking about living in a place you gotta take into account every aspect of it and while the US ranks above us by very very little in the 2013 quality of life index, you gotta weigh what you like about a place by your own standars. For example i ve been to Switzerland for a month and i can definetly say that i wouldn t change my crap southern italian city with Zurich in any world. The point for me is that the culture of a place is extremely important : sure Zurich may rank at the top of quality of life indexes but the place is extremely boring, people there think very differently, they work, go to sleep, go to work again and repeat until vacation where they can do whatever they want ; it was surreal going out in the evening in the center of Zurich and finding almost no one out in the streets when in my small city the streets are full of people every day until late a night . By the way i m not saying that what they do in Zurich is wrong , but it ain t the way i want to live. Going back to the US argument, i study history in university and i m very proud (not like a nationalist) of the heritage of the Mediterranean sea, and while i don t agree with people that say that the US doesn't have history i see there people trying to delete history and rewrite it . Also speaking of university , the fact that you have to pay an absurd amount for higher education baffles me , while here in Italy where our GDP is an insignificant fraction of the US i don t even pay at all for university. And as you said the lack of universal healthcare there is just abhorrent , if anything signs the deal of me not wanting to live in the US healthcare would be it. I could talk about this subject for still a long long time but i m afraid i d waste the entirety of my day on a KZbin comment. Take care dude

[@matteoburchi6122]

The USA were once in a great consideration. But now (a part from healthcare) with all the crazy stuff that happened and are happening, you know, racial conflicts, violents protest, civil unrest, the occupation of the capitol, the retreat from Afghanistan ( I know the real motives but for the population is an american mistake) and distruction of monuments and places "undesiderables" (the Columbus statues destruction was like an insult for many of us) and the society more and more divided in political and ideological grounds, the public opinion is shifting. Because you know, ecomic prosperity and prestige is cool and all but people want also to feel safe, accepted and preserve national and historical identity and, for example, for us italians the first attempts of tearing down statues or historical important places by groups inspired by american actions meet strong opposition from every political side and the public.

[@darreljones8645]

@2:16: Umberto's sign, "No (in Italian)", is one of the best I've ever seen on History Matters.

[@thegeneralissimo470]

I subscribe to the “man in a funny hat history” theory.

[@peterg76yt]

Seriously, if "funny hats" aren't enough to win a referendum, I don't know what is.

[@bigblue6917]

You'd think the funny hat would be a warning sign but it never is.

[@sharkronical]

Honestly history's famous figures are basically TF2 in real life

[@flameyy7938]

@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 Stalinn

[@sharkronical]

@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 Virgin Stalin and Hitler mustache Chad Wilhelm I and II mustache (and beard)

[@mnk7756]

"Article 2: If you snap spaghetti before you cook it, we are allowed to boil you in its place" I'm dying

[@AndrewPonti]

Article 3 was good too :D

[@vincenzochianese9378]

@@AndrewPonti it was the best

[@gimmethegepgun]

"I'm dying" Then maybe you shouldn't have snapped the spaghetti?

[@sopwithsnoopy8779]

Snapped spaghetti tastes just the same as unsnapped spaghetti: Change My Mind!

[@Wolfeson28]

But...but...how will it fit in the pot?!?!

[@mr.anderson2241]

The monarchy probably would’ve remained had Victor Emmanuel abdicated sooner rather than literally a month before the referendum, so the people could get accustomed to Umberto and see how different he was

[@awesomelegion9950]

Yes. It was really stupid of him to stay, knowing how popular Umberto was.

[@leninbilalexander6754]

Another thing about it is how the court, upon the referendum, declared a "provisional" Republican win before it "could investigate the results in more detail" (it was itself split between Republicans and Monarchists), but that made the Republican Parties uppity, so De Gasperi, the Christian Democrat chairman, proclaimed the Republic anyways. That's what made Umberto angry. It's also lead to (relatively) recent theories that the Monarchists may actually have won the referendum.

[@leonardoferrari4852]

I know i'm late, you are right of course but in a way the king did just that. He did not abdicate since it would put the monarchy in a bad light, the Savoia had precedents (looking at you Charles Albert). Instead he nominated his son as "Royal lieutenant" in 1944 making him the de facto leader.

[@Mi82475]

After the rubbish things they made from 1922 to 1943 I think they were damned anyway. In the last part of the Great Casa Savoia reign we got invaded by the literal Nazis. The North of italy was expecially anti-monarchy having lived the worst part of the Mussolini/Hitler last days, after the King f*cking ran away, having secured the pacts with the Allies.

[@carterbentonjr399]

Yes if Victor Emmanuel might have abdicated earlier the monarch would've been save plus if he might have used is daughter in-law in helping to save the monarchy the definitely the House of Savoy would still been the reigning house. Apparently the crown princess helped the Italian resistance to fight both Hitler and Mussolini plus she publicly called out Hitler in the treatment of refugees throughout Europe especially those from and in Belgium.

[@fulviodistefano707]

Fun fact: Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, technically heir to the throne of Italy, has entered Italy in 2002 after the end of the exile and today is a famous TV personality.

[@AlexeiArwinson]

Do people like him, make fun of him or what?

[@tacitozetticci9308]

He isn't a big deal. Everyone knows him but you don't really see him so often on TV. When you do he's most likely dancing and goofing off at the Ballando con le Stelle show or participating in some uninteresting afternoon talk show. Nobody hates him, nobody really cares about him lol. He's famous but not influential (I don't believe the reason is that he doesn't manage to, it's just he doesn't have much to say, he's quite alien to politics)

[@haroldlawson8771]

@@tacitozetticci9308 his daughter is a e girl so there is a alternate timeline right now with a e girl as queen of a fascist Italy

[@AlexeiArwinson]

@@haroldlawson8771 Who's the daughter?

[@GiulioImparato]

Aimone di Savoia-Aosta is the actual heir.

[@Lazurath101]

“Politicians in Italy then worked on creating a new constitution which importantly outlawed any attempt to restore the monarchy ever again” Me, a Roman history nerd: Wait a minute I’ve seen this episode before

[@whilecontroller]

The thousand year cycle begins again

[@galatheumbreon6862]

Impossible

[@Riku-zv5dk]

@@galatheumbreon6862 improbable

[@duruarute5445]

@@galatheumbreon6862 unlikely

[@justherald1117]

@@duruarute5445 unbelievable

[@stevenwills4660]

Fun fact: Victor Emmanuelle III was so short that when we wore a sword on his belt it touched the ground and dragged along.

[@duruarute5445]

the most masculine man in italy

[@nicknickbon22]

And his wife came from Montenegro, one of the tallest nations in the entire world, there were lots of jokes about her being so much taller than him.

[@DoctorV4]

He was really really short but got a giant amazon woman by his side. Super based

[@whoknows7968]

@@nicknickbon22 Guess he was trying to save his genepool from having to forever sit on a stool

[@ecurewitz]

Why didn’t he just get a smaller sword?

[@alessandramontali7234]

Fun fact: Umberto the 2nd was nicknamed "the may king" because that's how long he reigned

[@scottanos9981]

Ah to be king for a day

[@VVV.12345]

It costed him the exile, thou

[@ANDROLOMA]

Better a May king than a gay king.

[@Leptospirosi]

@@ANDROLOMA given the "moral stature" of Umberto, I guess a gay king would have been fine...

[@davideandriani8554]

@@Leptospirosi probably, Umberto II was homosexual

[@stardust6691]

Italian here! One of the many reasons why the monarchy was straight up hated after the war was because the King and Gen. Badoglio (then PM) gave the news of signing of the armistice on Sep. 8, 1943 over radio and then immediately left the capitol, going straight to the South - where the Allies were already stationed, leaving the army (and the people) no instructions on what to do. This resulted in a general chaos and Germany’s quick occupation of Northern Italy. Especially the North never forgave the Savoia for abandoning the county. That’s why after the proclamation of the republic, the Savoia left Italy and could not enter the country legally up to the 2000’s (Umberto I died in exile), and all of their properties (such as royal palaces, etc) became property of the state. Apparently, Umberto had fought to stay in Rome to “save the monarchy” but Vittorio Emanuele forced him to leave with the government: he saved his life, and lost the monarchy. Also, fun fact: one of Umberto’s sisters died in a Nazi concentration camp.

[@maazkalim]

“fun” in what way?

[@derdude6214]

That was a very depressing fun fact man.

[@riccardomallardo7779]

​@@a.m.4148that's a little more complicated, between 1918 and 1922 Italy has had the most politically unstable period ever, 5 governments in 4 years, Mussolini was the only one who got enough consent to form a government that could have lasted until the 1925 elections, no one expected him to become a dictator after that. Appointing Mussolini as prime minister was the best choice possible

[@riccardomallardo7779]

Everything correct except one thing, the King didn't flee where the allies were, they were in the southwest having landed in sicily, he went specifically to Brindisi in the southeast where there were no allies yet in order to not have foreign pressures for the future decisions he had to take. All in all I give him credit for staying in italy, most royal families like the dutch, greek, luxemburgan and yugoslavian ones fled abroad when the germans arrived, the italian one is with the danish, belgian and monegasque ones one of the very few that stayed in its own country through the whole war

[@Swissswoosher]

I’m always sad when no one frolics through flower fields.

[@SuperDrobny]

Frolics! The word you're looking for is frolics!

[@Swissswoosher]

@@SuperDrobny I don’t know what you’re talking about, that’s what I wrote ;)

[@countbinfaceglobalpresiden7926]

@@Swissswoosher yeah ;)

[@aratirao9007]

🔺SERCH ADITYA RATHORE- HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE HISTORY MATTER

[@lordsiomai]

Same. It's their trademark and feels weird without it

[@milas5108]

Fun fact : Napoléon was the first president of Italy

[@terza333]

Napoleone Bonaparte era Italiano

[@halifax7137]

@@terza333 No,era Francese,più precisamente corso,l'Italia nemmeno esisteva

[@ilFrancotti]

@@halifax7137 esisteva l'etnia, era Italiano.

[@terza333]

@@halifax7137 L'Italia esiste da più di 2000 anni. Se c'è un paese che non esiste quello è proprio la Francia, paese senza origini antiche e confini definiti, un paese imperialista abitato da pagliacci.

[@milas5108]

@@terza333 nope, he was french

[@KingMatthewXV]

“Abolished the monarch was.” -Yoda probably

[@gabrieleporru4443]

Talking of Italy (and Kingdom of Italy, previously Kingdom of Sardinia), did you know Yoda is Sardinian

[@soyasauce_china]

Lol

[@MazDezViz]

@@aratirao9007 No

[@roberttausig9170]

"Abolished the monarchy was" is perfectly fine English, if a tad more sophisticated than what you typically hear.

[@a.liguria2698]

"But the Italians, made were not." - Massimo D'Azeglio, right after, probably.

[@GaryWagers]

I appreciate how the Italian constitution encapsulates all the important issues in Italy's existence: monarchs, spaghetti, and South Tyrol.

[@Boretheory]

Lmao south tyrol will go back to Austria when France will give us Corsica ( never)

[@brandonlyon730]

@@BoretheoryFirst If I recall, Corsica was sold to France, and second there wasn’t even a Italy yet when it was sold to the French just the Genoa Republic that controlled the island in the first place.

[@filigall4124]

Shut up hamburger

[@BritneyStanN1]

@@brandonlyon730 all the little kingdoms that were in the Italian peninsula are nowadays considered Italy

[@tuluppampam]

@@brandonlyon730 Corsica shouldn't be french anyway because I consider that to be border gore

[@ComicalRealm]

"A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments." - Mario the Italian Plumber

[@fernsong8558]

So true Mario

[@NOVAFrederick]

Average LibDem Vyatka enjoyer

[@brendaneichler5244]

Ah, so that’s how you know My Little Pony is unrealistic

[@rafaelglopezroman1110]

Too bad such a thing only exist in fiction.

[@didacclivilleoriol7057]

@Alice The Darkened Rationalist is that a TNO reference?

[@hueylongdong347]

1:06 As a someone who likes Paradox games, I agree, winning is fun.

[@janslavik5284]

E V E R Y M A N A K I N G

[@sharkronical]

I F H E B R E A T H E S , H E ' S A S Y N D I C A L I S T

[@Prauwlet213]

yes

[@terdragontra8900]

As someone who plays dwarf fortress, losing is fun

[@-et37-]

Kaiserreich gang

[@alvanrigby6361]

The King of Italy had so much faith in Italy's war prospects that he placed the Royal Family's jewels in the safe hands of the Bank of England. Apparently when news of this got out it did not go down well with the public during the referendum.

[@ANDROLOMA]

The family jewels have no relation to jewels as conventionally understood.

[@TheUrobolos]

They let Mussolini having his war with the exact hope of using the eventuall losing streak as an excuse to get rid of him. Being strongly tied with the UK, the received multiple confirmations that in case of defeat Italy would had received very minor punishments, and their monarchy would had not been at risk Of course, once the Americans and Soviets entered the war and pretty much turned the UK into a minor ally among the Allied Powers, their promises mattered little to nothing. There are even rumors americans and communists worked together to "make sure" the republic propose would had won the referendum.

[@afdalridwan3813]

"Outlawed any attempts to restore the monarchy again" Some random guy from Portugal : start declares himself as an *EMPEROR*

[@vincenzochianese9378]

What?

[@geodixohard1616]

Honestly this is my favorite history channel on KZbin. The short summaries of lesser known topics always make for very interesting videos and always leaves me wanting more.

[@overconfidentpineapple8783]

He can always find topics that you've never tought about and yet, they are just as interesting as any other

[@priestofronaldalt]

Oversimplified is pretty good too

[@milosm9280]

@@priestofronaldalt but his videos are longer

[@razatronidiotics9430]

Yeah like that time the Dutch ate their own Prime Minister

[@priestofronaldalt]

@@milosm9280 yea and i like that if school taught history like this the whole world would be better at it

[@leidyrivera6532]

Suggestion: how did the allies and US react to russias defeat in ww1?

[@kacek9196]

Rather how did they react to the Oct revolution because I dont think they would have a better reaction to the revolution than the defeat

[@anonymousbloke1]

If by that you meant "how they reacted to Russia overthrowing its monarchy" then they were all scared shitless. Hence why the anti-communist sentiment was very strong since the very beginning

[@julianshepherd2038]

The Allies and US invaded and lost and ran away. Some war memorials in the UK are dated 1914 to 1919 not 18 because of this.

[@kamakiller1145]

@@anonymousbloke1 russia,austria and prussia were three out of the five great powers of europe We saw what happened in france after the French revolution a military dictator took power after the monarchy This happened in germany and russia (hiler and stalin)

[@landri5027]

They intervened in the civil war on the side of the white army because they didn’t want Lenin to gain control of the government.

[@thomasit9077]

Articles of the italian costitution about the republic 1) Italy is a republic founded on work. The sovranity is in the hand of people who have the power in the limits of the costitution 2) The republic recognizes and guarantees the rights of men, either of single either of group 3) All the citzens have pair social dignity and are equal in front of the law with no distinction of sex,race, language,religion, political opinion and social and personal conditions 7) State and church are, in their own order, indidpendent and sovreign 55) the parliment is composed by chamber of deputees and senate 83) the president of republic is elected by the parliment in common seat with the members 139) The republican form isn't an object of constitutional revision

[@TugaAvenger]

2:38 Salazar smiling is the most cursed thing I've seen today. Not just for what he did, he was sternness personified, probably incapable of smiling.

[@juanon_industries7256]

Evil estado novó💀

[@Vault_69]

1:13 that "SI" building tho

[@carmi7042]

Yes, it was an actual thing at the time. I am not kidding

[@Vault_69]

@@carmi7042 I've seen it, it's... interesting

[@nikel-]

@@Vault_69 I've si'n it

[@bernd_das_brot6911]

Umberto is smart for seeing that the civil war wouldn’t work out He had common sense

[@Lazurath101]

Well Italy has just been through one on top of WW2 so there was probably no thirst for new conflict

[@jimmiller5600]

@@Lazurath101 After watching Spain slaughter itself maybe that was a good idea.

[@andrew7taylor]

@@Lazurath101 Yet there was almost a civil war in 1948 after Salvatore Giuliano massacred 11 people who were celebrating May Day and Palmiro Togliatti was the victim of an assassination attempt. The Communists (of whom Togliatti was a leader of) and the workers went on general strike throughout Italy, occupied factories, radio and television stations and the deputies in the Parliament were fighting. Of course, the American and British authorities made clear that Italy won't get a cent in loans if the Communists came into power in any form (the reason why Togliatti was sacked as Minister of Justice in 1946). Legend has it that the only thing that averted that civil war was the news of Gino Bartali winning the Tour de France. Afterwards, people couldn't stay mad amidst the celebrations and Togliatti also survived.

[@itacom2199]

It does not require that much common sense to understand a civil war is bad.

[@user-qc5sn3uy3l]

@@itacom2199 mi piace quanto poco poco partitico sei nel dire ciò lol

[@genghiskhan5701]

"The vote was divided between north and south" America and Korea: Hey I have seen this before!

[@leninbilalexander6754]

And China and Viet Nam.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

North: home of the Renaissance. South: home of the Mafia.

[@Valery0p5]

Trust me it's worse

[@kevincronk7981]

"could've been worse" is the best phrase I've ever seen on a tombstone

[@edh8900]

Can you do "Why does South Korea have 6 republics?" please? I know the meme of France having 5 republics already and you already did that video, but almost noone knows about Korea's 6th Republic. Can you do that please?

[@manujohnson6557]

Yess. I hope this becomes a video soon

[@SoulDuckling126]

Iirc Kinda like frace but instead of monarchy restoration they've some dictator heck their father of nations is dictator

[@doujinflip]

"And the question is 'Why?' Why did South Korea have to abolish and restart itself as a nation on an average of once every seven years?

[@leninbilalexander6754]

@@SoulDuckling126 Except over a lot, lot, shorter time.

[@KaotikBOOO]

@@doujinflip because the constitution Not restrictive enough to keep authoritarian shifts so needed to be changed and a constitution change means a new republic

[@TheHavoc007]

A remaining influence of the Italian Monarchy is the color of the jersey for Italian national sports teams (Savoy Blue). It was the official color of the dynasty and it was used for Royal military decorations and from 1910s in sport as well.

[@ferrjuan]

Article 2 : “If you snap spaghetti before you cook it, we’re allowed to boil you in its place.” It’s official folks it’s a crime according to the Italian Constitution if you snap spaghetti before you boil them!

[@TommasProGaminggg]

You just broke a law by referring to them as noodles and not just spaghetti

[@oblo7389]

@@TommasProGamingggspittin’ straight 📠

[@scotcarr3390]

It's an Italian thing. You wouldn't understand.

[@mataya-waldenberg]

Good thing I'm not living in Italy.

[@thepropagandastudiosbrigs0927]

good thing I'm not Italian

[@jlshel42]

Most Italian conflicts now happen online whenever an American or Brit tries to cook something like carbonara.

[@LouisSubearth]

Do they grill Jamie Oliver often?

[@enricomanno8434]

Yes indeed... you just keep on eating your hamburgers and hotdogs with your hands.. and kidney pie

[@jlshel42]

@@LouisSubearth Uncle Roger has his number if he strays into eastern food

[@aleksandarvil5718]

English Football Players 2020 : Coming Home!! Italian Football Players/Fans 2020: *GOING TO ROME!*

[@CosmicFaust]

“A Monarchy (We have amazing hats)” LMFAO 😂😂

[@flynn659]

They ain't wrong.

[@Lord.Chezzus]

"After the war the economy had collapsed leading to the rise of extreme parties" that is just all countries that went communist or facist

[@breaderikthegreat3224]

This means more economic downturn

[@kamakiller1145]

After the great depression because the global economy is centered around the U.S , most of europe became fascists NOT communist because russia Because of globalization i wonder what would happen to the world today if the U.S economy collapse?

[@virgiljianu7166]

@@kamakiller1145 I am guessing countries like Russia and China would get even more influence and power over countries close to them and such (like Russian interest in Eastern Europe).

[@christianwhittall5889]

@@virgiljianu7166 Yeah no. Sadly the entire world would be plunged into decades of decline if not total warfare. China wouldn’t do well either since they’re racking up debt at a rapid rate and have invested a lot in The US

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@kamakiller1145 fascism, a new form of communism and other mixed ideologies.

[@andreap8343]

Fun fact: as part of the whole Republicanization of the Italy, a new law said that all the members of the House of Savoy had to be exiled and could never come back to Italy again (a bit harsh imo, but I get why people were so angry with them since the destruction from WW2) so Vittorio Emanuele, Umberto, and all the rest of the family went to Portugal/France. This law was only recently removed (2000 I think) and now Emanuele Filiberto, Umberto's son, is now a TV personality in Italy. He participated in some TV Show particularly in the Italian version of "Ballando con le Stelle" a reality show about dancing. He's a good guy.

[@Liaros_]

You know that the "good guy" tried to sue Italian government to have back the assets that were seized after all that happened during WWII?

[@pippopino6948]

Emanuele Filiberto Is umberto's grandson

[@ninive3371]

He si not so good guy.

[@jackmorass]

the law got removed when they signed an official document to renounce to the claim to the throne.

[@oscareliasson5595]

Not gonna lie, the "No monarchy.Ever"- theme has quite the bit of historical heritage on the italian Peninsula .

[@CosmicCreeper99]

Because James Bisonette refused to become king, and so if he couldn’t be king, *then no one would.*

[@digital_witch]

realistic

[@CosmicCreeper99]

@@pedropedro1 Well she has all the money she wants, why would anyone with that kind of power become simply queen of Italy?

[@ivanf.482]

I'm italian and I confirm this

[@walterw8223]

Envy is such a poisonous thing

[@jamesbissonette8002]

Sounds about right

[@mkosmala1309]

Having been taught how to make Spaghetti by Italians, part 2 of their constitution seems legit.

[@scotcarr3390]

I hope it's in the real one. Right above human rights guarantees & Governmental Structures.

[@enricomanno8434]

What a stupid comment..

[@leninbilalexander6754]

@@scotcarr3390 Human rights is subordinate to gastronomical decency. The only legitimate governmental structure is a party-state led by a Vanguard of cooks under a Pastafarian theocracy. That is the Italian constitution.

[@scotcarr3390]

@@leninbilalexander6754 Hey, man, I'm a Pastafarian! As well as a Subgenius Cleric (Down w/Bob & Slack forever!) & non-denom Christian Most High Pope of the Universal Life Church! Oh, as well as a legit Christian. Before the uptight come for me for being facetious about faith, know that I'm not sorry. Jehovah God & Christ have a sense of humor. The platypus proves it....🤩

[@leninbilalexander6754]

@@scotcarr3390 You're the first pastafarian I meet.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

Not only the Constitution prevented the Monarchy from returning, but male members of the House of Savoy couldn't set foot on Italy again until the early 2000s. Also, the Monarchist parliament kept going, albeit without its original authority. When the members were getting too old and too few, they even abolished coalitions and opposition

[@haroldlawson8771]

But your the grand child of Il Duce? You can hold office!

[@NIDELLANEUM]

@@haroldlawson8771 the paradox of tolerance. Letting everyone have free speech also means allowing this, which is why free speech may end up being a problem

[@talete7712]

@@haroldlawson8771 oh btw just a fun fact. Recently the granddaughter of Muss*lini just completely changed and started supporting anti-discrimination laws and posting pro-lgbt posts with photos in which she is dressed as a rainbow fairy. I'm literally serious.

[@NIDELLANEUM]

@@talete7712 Which is even more ironic when you consider how far right parties who "trace" their origins back to the Fascist Party (not officially, though, since that would be illegal) are sticking around and pursuing discriminations you'd expect from them, but the woman who literally DESCENDS from Mussolini has taken a 180 turn

[@MsHans221]

@@NIDELLANEUM she's a woman after all, sneaky reptile

[@thecoolerjon3506]

"Could have been worse" epitaph was pretty funny, and fitting given the circumstances

[@hazaromic_iii9495]

Thank you for doing this! Love from Italy 🇮🇹

[@chucknorrismlg425]

Cosa preferisci? Una Republicca o una Monarchia?

[@tacitozetticci9308]

A sostegno della monarchia costituzionale come scelta ottimale tra le forme di governo, alcuni fanno notare come oggi gli esempi di queste coincidano con i paesi statisticamente più felici: Danimarca, i paesi della Scandinavia, Canada etc. Personalmente non riesco a spiegarmi come una famiglia reale possa supportare il paese in maniera sostanzialmente migliore rispetto ad un presidente della Repubblica quindi sono contento della forma che abbiamo scelto.

[@johncabrera4171]

@@chucknorrismlg425 personalmente, una Monarchia👑🤴👸🇮🇹

[@BritneyStanN1]

@@chucknorrismlg425 avere un re sarebbe molto più figo, anche perché molte nazioni monarchiche Come Giappone, Danimarca, Spagna ecc... Sono molto avanzate oppure stanno avanzando

[@lastdefence4556]

As an Italian I very much support article 2, if you DARE to snap that speget before cooking it we will boil YOU instead

[@planteruines5619]

And about south tyrol

[@planteruines5619]

@Lorenzo Panza you wanted dalmatia right

[@leninbilalexander6754]

@Lorenzo Panza We wanted Trentino (Sudtyrol for the Austrians) and Dalmatia. We got Trentino and Istria instead.

[@Doogie2K3]

"If you snap spaghetti before you cook it, we're allowed to boil you in its place." Ah, you've met my Italian friends.

[@italo23676]

the usual stereotypical idiotic comments

[@BritneyStanN1]

@@italo23676 alcuni fanno ridere, alcuni sono solo offensivi ma non lo capiscono. Poi appena qualcuno dice tipo " mi sono offeso" (giustamente) ti rispondono che sei un bambino

[@giorgioroyaume8815]

D you eat Tuscany, Rome, Florence, Venice, Museums, art, Ferrarii, Lamborghini, Maserati, Crustoforo Colombo, Amerigo Vespucci, Pavarotti, Opera Theatres, Meucci...telephone...hallo?, Marconi? Raffaello, Michelangelo( Michael Angel) , Tiziano, Roman Emipire, Greek Temples 😁 Do i Go on?

[@Doogie2K3]

@@italo23676 Okay, tell my literal Italian friends they're being stereotypes. Not my fault.

[@nirvanachile24]

Something I love about this channel is that it seems to have been fully formed from the moment it started. From the first video, the writing, narration, and animation were all there at a high level, and all the content feels consistent and fresh even if it's from three years ago.

[@DannyPotato]

2 years later still going like this

[@RAAM855]

Here's a suggestion What was Imperial Japan's reaction to Germany surrendering. Did they still like the Germans and Italians?

[@blede8649]

They most certainly did not like the Italians. They attacked the Italian colonial concessions in China soon after the 1943 surrender, look up Mark Felton's The Forgotten Pacific War video.

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

im pretty sure they put germans and italian embassies under house arrest

[@Dragonite43]

I'm pretty sure they saw them as cowards.

[@hebl47]

They never liked the Italians. They considered them a lower race just like most Western nations. Probably the only exception being Germans whom they somewhat tolerated. But I guess that also changed after Germany's defeat. But still an interesting topic.

[@Elitist20]

The name of the webcomic Hetalia: Axis Powers is a portmanteau of "hetare" (Japanese for "useless" or "pathetic" in a cute or endearing way) and "Italia".

[@obamadrip4021]

Could you do "Why does France own Corsica?"

[@halifax7137]

In 1768 there was a corsican revolution and the genovese sold the island to the French,this is extremely oversimplified

[@galatheumbreon6862]

@@halifax7137 oversimplified Napoleonic wars reference

[@halifax7137]

@@galatheumbreon6862 Lol

[@brandonlyon730]

The Italian nation of Genoa just sold it off to them.

[@morsecode980]

“It’s the year 1755 and on the island of Corsica, things are getting a little tense.” “ Corsica, which had previously been controlled by the Republic of Genoa, seceded to become its own Republic, led by Pasquale Paoli. The island had its own constitution which had the crazy idea of granting women’s suffrage as well as granting the island an army of its own. Things were looking bright for Corsica at first but fun fact: no.” “In 1768, realizing they had no hope of reclaiming the island, Genoa sold their claim of Corsica to France, who would then invade that same year. Though Paoli’s forces would fight valiantly, they simply stood no chance of defeating a European Great Power. In 1769, Corsica became a part of France and Paoli was exiled to the United Kingdom where he remained. Some decades later, he and the British would work together to establish an Anglo-Corsican Kingdom in 1794, but it would fail just two years later.” “From then on, Corsica would remain French. During Italian unification in the mid 19th century, Giuseppe Garibaldi would wish for Corsica to join Italy but nothing would ever be done about it. Less than a century later in WW2, Mussolini’s Italy would lay claim to Corsica but again, nothing ever actually happened. And to this day, it remains a French department.” “I hope you enjoyed this episode and thank you for watching-“ 😂

[@seeyouchump]

2:45 you forgot the most important article which is "we will never talk about the Greece campaign"

[@leninbilalexander6754]

Nothing ever happened in Epirus in 1940.

[@7ElevenAlphaCentauri]

I love how History Matters makes the borders accurate for the time period.

[@nick24488]

North: votes for the republic (like my grandparents) Southtirol: well now i'm not doing that

[@nick24488]

wenn es südtiroler gib nor sog i es enk sofort, geats mir net afn sack lei weil i a "walscher" bin und "enkere gschichte net verstea"

[@victoraguirre5545]

"Like most important events on history, this one can be traced back to a man on a funny hat" My friend, I so love you.

[@tiagorosolen]

"like most important events in history, this one can be traced back to a man in a funny hat". Best description of human history ever made.

[@clementlefevre5384]

France and Russia : abolishes it's monarchy because they were starving. Germany : abolish it's monarchy because they drag them into a disastrous War, Italy : abolish it's monarchy because it didn't do anything

[@FlagAnthem]

You can sin also by omission

[@dinohermann1887]

*Russia: abolish it's monarchy because they were humiliated by Japan in 1905.

[@AgentLando]

@@dinohermann1887 They succesfully abolished it way later when they were losing ww1 not when they lost to Japan

[@le_meme_man8983]

@@dinohermann1887 I get it, you want to show how great Japan is, but that's not the reason for the abdication

[@finden3362]

The monarchy was kinda powerful two, i dont know if the British monarchy is powerful, but the Italian king put Mussolini in power because he wanted to

[@fabiopinna]

I can't deal with how faithful to italian politicians the character in this video are. It's almost as if I'm watching tv

[@bbenjoe]

Umberto II reign lasted for barely over a month. For that, he is sometimes nicknamed as the "May King" (Re di maggio).

[@jdvlang464]

How am I absolutely interested in every subject the channel covers, and how is each done so remarkably well!!!!

[@FullMetalBaldo]

Vittorio Emanuele III was so short (1,53m) he was called "re sciaboletta" which can be translated in "king little sword" because they had to forge a shorter sword to carry!

[@BritneyStanN1]

And his wife was like 6"3 and she called him "my little king"

[@berniemadoffofficialchanne25]

Umberto II was probably the most courageous king Italy ever had. He gave up with dignity.

[@FlagAnthem]

He just didn't have the time to make up some mess. I mean, his grandfather honored a mass-murderer who fired WITH CANNONS on starving protesters and his father made 2 World Wars and sold the country to a megalomaniac narcissist

[@Elektero]

​@@FlagAnthem W Gaetano Bresci!

[@matteoaniciafelix9941]

@@FlagAnthem Interessante interpretazione del periodo Monarchico Italiano.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

​@@Elekteroviva un assassino?

[@friedrichi.dersoldatenkoni2896]

"Hmm should i watch this video now while im outside with less then 20% or later, at home where i have wifi? Ah fuck it..."

[@thewestisthebest6608]

The Monarchy lost the support of James Bissonette and so it died

[@SV-kr9fu]

"Article 2: If you snap spaghetti before you cook it, we are allowed to boil you in its place." Good thing I've never snapped spaghetti in Italy; I would have been boiled countless times.

[@carolinegeorge13]

This is a good video, but two main points were left out: 1) the king appointed Mussolini as head of government as a result of the march on Rome. On the 28th October 1922, thousands of fascists started to march towards Rome, threatening to seize the power violently. Two days later, the king, who was scared of the consequences, decided to appoint Mussolini as PM. It was basically a coup that the king let happen. 2) The most shameful and appalling thing in this story is that after the 8th September 1943, when Italy became a member of the Allies, the king was scared that the Germans would invade Italy. So how did he deal with it? On the 9th, he said "bye bitches" and fled to South Italy, along with the new PM, some important members of government and of the military. He left the country in utter chaos and actually made it easier for the Germans to invade 2/3 of Italy.

[@tigertankerer]

Rome: firstly monarchy, then republic, and finally empire. Italy: firstly monarchy, now republic and later ???

[@Rokeen-Zeboss]

Man I just like this channel every time I have a question in the back of my head 2 weeks later they released an episode about it Keep up the work

[@francescoiuliano5690]

If you notice the monarchy flag, daughter of the French Revolution, it is already the symbol of the historical compromise between the republic faction of Mazzini and Garibaldi with that monarchy. The King, in fact, had seen in Mussolini an opportunity for political stability but lost control of the game and de facto the crown passed to Mussolini himself, then trying to remedy it in the middle of WW2 by transforming it into a civil war. Not really a smart move and they didn't make a good impression on us, in addition to running away from the Allies to the South. It was thought to keep it after the war but the image of the rulers was judged "institutionally too compromised"

[@charcharbinks3267]

I wait every week for his vids there really good

[@Ugglehjelm]

Belive it or not, but I was actually wondering about this today. Thank you History Matters!

[@NicolaW72]

Thank you very much for this concise History-Lecture!👍

[@aaaaaaa_aaaaaaaaaa]

I really appreciated that "per una" sign in Italian 😂😂 (although it doesn't mean anything at all in Italian)

[@pattini90]

I would like to add also that in September 1943 the king had the chance to stay and defend Rome from the Germans, they had around 20 italian division near the capital and they could have easily defend it, but they decided to flee to the Americans. This is one of the many reasons why italians voted for the republic.

[@DavideVerde]

Umberto II wanted to defend Rome. His father Vittorio Emanuele decided for the all family to flee. Umberto had great values, unlucky that he had to pay for the mistakes of his father.

[@aminyazdanpanah2940]

Victor Emmanuel seemed like such a wholesome dude

[@pippofranco879]

he was a weasel

[@NoName-hg6cc]

​@@pippofranco879IN post WW1 and WW2 he was

[@osamaqamar6391]

Love videos like these, short and amazing.

[@Sn0wjunk1e]

"Man in Funny Hat" is the most relatable statement for all parts of human history

[@pirouz8042]

Second article is the best lmao. "If you snap spaghetti before you cook it, we are allowed to boil you in its place." 2:45. The pasta shall remain long :)

[@euducationator]

Mussolani: wins 20% of seats in parliament. The king: Ah, so I see you are the winner.

[@demon2441]

I think the promise of prominence and that large red portion of the parliament were concerns as well. Technically a minority party can be appointed with enough support, but given how belligerent Mussolini's crew was and that his party gained seats in the election, something was bound to come to a head

[@LucaPasini2]

The fundamental thing, for the king and the Italian middle and upper classes, was preventing the socialists from gaining power at any cost. Mussolini and his party were the solution to preserve the status quo, avoiding a revolution which wasn't a remote possibility at the time.

[@jackyex]

@@LucaPasini2 let's not forget about the March on Rome alright

[@inigobantok1579]

He literally threatened the king with his blackshirts marching on Rome demanding the king to appoint his facists as their government No one was gonna argue with Logic

[@LucaPasini2]

@@jackyex Of course: when the fascists marched to Rome, the king didn't deploy the army because he thought that a fascist coup must have been better than a communist one: he didn't really dislike Mussolini and was a strong nationalist himself. The army liked him too, and maybe they could have even refused to stop him. I think this video in general is a little too kind with Vittorio Emanuele III, his responsabilities in giving power to fascists are very serious. And let's not forget that he had also forced the Italian parliament into making the country take part in WWI, and that he signed the armistice with the allies in WWII and fled to a safe place leaving the whole country under nazi occupation and the army without any specific order on what to do. Some people say that because of what happened during the world wars no one should trust Italians: leaving out how absurd this statement sounds today, Vittorio Emanuele III himself was responsible for all the sudden changes of sides and fascism altogether. He's really been a terrible monarch.

[@fbaraglia]

I love you, whoever you are. This is beautiful work

[@maarek71]

That's what I like about your videos. Straight to the point.

[@Pigraider268]

"At first war was popular, cause winning is fun" xd

[@ffarkasm]

Greece has something to say about that.

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

@@ffarkasm Greece also had fun until Italy's dad stepped into the conflict.

[@ffarkasm]

@@MichaelDavis-mk4me ye, that's why I mentioned it.

[@galfinsp7216]

Can’t wait to see this reach 1 million subscribers

[@XYZUNKNOWN]

Thanks for uploading.

[@alessandro.calzavara]

Monarchy had become unpopular because Vittorio Emanuele III gave Mussolini the role of Prime Minister, signed the laws on race that excluded segregated jews and in 1943 he flew to Brindisi, leaving in caos the army and this was considered an act of betrayal.

[@FlagAnthem]

A short king both in body and spirit

[@eliyasne9695]

0:25 This sentiment shall be quoted for ages to come!

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

Umberto is such a wonderfully Italian Name

[@seneca983]

But its origin is Germanic.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@seneca983 Yeah, but it was made very Italian, with the addition of the O and the subtraction of the H. And anyway, have you heard of anyone called Humbert?

[@seneca983]

@@thefrenchareharlequins2743 Can't say that I have (or at least I don't remember).

[@maxeinsel]

@@thefrenchareharlequins2743In Nabokov's "Lolita" main character's name is Humbert

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@maxeinsel Yeah, but he was a poet.

[@BTScriviner]

I love your videos, I just wish they were longer.

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nicely explained.

[@Kevin-kn6uq]

“But despite the cultural significance, abolished the monarchy was” Sounds like something a small green creature from a galaxy far far away would say

[@Asher_LOATM]

"Constitutional monarchy is cool yo"

[@jeanbonnefoy1377]

2:43 always love your fun facts snippets😄👍👌

[@manuelstampfer724]

Loved the detail of the first three articles you wrote, especially since I live in South Tyrol.

[@griffinthegamer9809]

Y’all should make a vid about the Irish war for independence

[@impsimp]

A very very very old man within the catacombs of Rome: “Long have I waited”

[@vladimirgorbachev6360]

Nice video! A suggestion topic for the next video would be: Why French Guiana still exists/why is it still under French rule.

[@MrT743]

Always great historical snacks coming outoff your corner…especially that sarcastic/eufemistic undertone you got going😂😂 Cheers 🇳🇱

[@xanthespace5141]

"Could've been worse" Awesome tombstone note

[@drunkdeer6923]

great video, only one thing "per una" isn't the correct adaptation of the translation of the phrase "for once" which would be "primo" or "per primo", apart from this i 100% agree on the funny hat theory

[@JonatasAdoM]

Love that you placed the right on the left and the left on the right.

[@RebelMagpie]

Wow. I didn't know any of that. Thank you

[@b33thr33kay]

As an Italian, this was very funny and very informative. Thank you.

[@jeffwolcott7815]

What a guy King Umberto II was to give up the throne like that. Really makes me feel sad that he only got one month to reign.

[@fedesavoi]

Yes, he was such a good guy. I think he could have been a good king for us.

[@SP-ft4ir]

Fun fact - one of the prince of italy sells pasta on streets of los Angeles, he's quite famous and the pasta is incredibly good

[@Boretheory]

The fucking umiliation for our country

[@SP-ft4ir]

@@Boretheory not Italian bro

[@marcellofarella5233]

As an Italian I have to admire the accuracy of the constitution as seen at 2:44 spot on. Bravo